Wearable PVC-based personal emergency contact tag

Abstract

A personal emergency contact tag comprised of lightweight, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) that is digitally and thermally printed and secured to the waist, wrist, arm or ankle with a belt or band. It presents a solution for athletes, children and the elderly in need of visible, comfortable, water/weather resistant, inexpensive and convenient emergency contact information that can be worn to provide first responders with identification and emergency contact information and blood type in case of accident or emergency.

1 . A wearable emergency contact tag approximately 1 inch high by 2 inches wide by 1 millimeter thick comprised of Polyvinyl Chloride with two vertical slots punched into each end to which a belt or waistband can be threaded for means of attaching said emergency contact tag to the body.  
   
   
       2 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 1 , wherein Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is the material of which the tag itself is constructed —the same material produced to generate credit cards, store loyalty cards, gift cards, corporate ID badges and more.  
   
   
       3 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 2 , wherein th Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC is designed to be of a size ranging from a 1 inch high by 2 inches wide by 1 millimeter thick to 1.5 inches high by 3 inches wide by 1 millimeter thick.  
   
   
       4 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 3 , wherein the tags are produced in any color PVC providing that the thermally-printed information is legible.  
   
   
       5 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 2 , wherein th wearer's emergency contact information would be digitized and thermally printed onto PVC-based emergency contact tag or applied using an indelible ink on a white, write-on matte surface.  
   
   
       6 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 5 , wherein the printed contact information would be completed by entering the information into a computer program and then transmitted to a plastic a card printer specifically designed to transfer ink to a plastic card using either dye sublimation or thermal transfer printing.  
   
   
       7 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 5 , wherein the wearer's emergency contact information would he hand-written with indelible ink on a white, write-on matte surface.  
   
   
       8 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 6 , wherein the following thermally-printed information is included: A statement that clearly describes the usefulness of the said emergency contact tag with language that indicate “Emergency Contact Information;” the wearer's name; an emergency contact phone number; wearer's blood type; other special medical needs.  
   
   
       9 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 7 , wherein the following thermally-printed information is included: A statement that clearly describes the usefulness of the said emergency contact tag with language that indicates “Emergency Contact Information” with the ability for the wearer to write a name; an emergency contact phone number; blood type; and other special medical needs directly on the card.  
   
   
       10 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 5 , wherein the reverse side would be thermally-printed with a statement that clearly identifies it as an emergency contact tag providing critical information necessary to assist first responders in case of emergency.  
   
   
       11 . The wearable emergency contact tag of  claim 2 , wherein two slot openings, spanning approximately 80 percent of the height of the tag in a vertical direction and approximately 1 centimeter wide, would he punched on both ends.  
   
   
       12 . An adjustable band or belt in varying lengths comprised of a flexible material including but not limited to nylon webbing or spandex, in which the emergency contact tag of  claim 2  can be threaded through its vertical slots described in  claim 11 .  
   
   
       13 . The adjustable band or belt of  claim 12 , wherein approximately 10 percent of the belt on both ends includes a hook and loop closure material such as Velcro®.